Judge Lee S. Alford was born in Rock
Hill, South Carolina in 1942. His parents are deceased. He is married
to the former Terri D. Baker and they have two sons, Matthew Lee and Ross Dean.

He attended public schools in Rock
Hill, South Carolina. He attended Clemson University and received his bachelor's
degree in history in 1968 from the University of South Carolina. He received
his juris doctorate degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law
in 1971. He later attended Winthrop University in night school and earned fifteen
additional hours credit in accounting, auditing, and federal tax.

He entered the United States Air
Force in 1960 and was stationed in the Philippine Islands, Taiwan and Tripoli,
Libya. He was honorably discharged in 1964.

He practiced law in York, South Carolina
from 1971 to 1979. He has been admitted to practice law in the South Carolina
State Courts, Federal District Court for South Carolina, Fourth Circuit Court
of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. He was president of the York
County Young Lawyers Association. He also served as president of the South Carolina
Probate Judges Association.

He was elected Probate Judge for
York County in 1978 and reelected without opposition in 1982, 1986 and 1990.
He also served as Clerk of Court for York County during a vacancy in that office.
He was elected by the General Assembly to serve as Family Court Judge for the
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit in 1992 and reelected without opposition in 1995.
He was elected by the General Assembly as a Resident Circuit Court Judge for
the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit in 1998 and reelected without opposition in 2004 for a six-year term. Judge Alford serves on a volunteer basis as a judge for York County Drug Court. He was honored by the York County Bar Association for contributions as a lawyer and judge and for contributions to the state and his local community.

He served on the legislative study
committee which drafted South Carolina's version of the Uniform Probate Code
and as a member of the legislative task force which recommended the current
commitment laws for chemically dependent persons. He served on the Bench/Bar
committee of the South Carolina Families and Kids project. He also served as
Chairman of the Sixteenth Circuit Governor's Youth Council.

He is a member of Trinity United
Methodist Church in York where he has taught Sunday school for more than 25 years and has served as Lay Representative to the S. C. Annual Conference, Lay
Leader, Trustee, Chairman of the Pastor Parish Relations Committee, President
of the Methodist Men's Club and coached of the church youth basketball team
for a number of years.

He is past president of the South
Carolina United Way, the Western York County United Way, York Red Cross Chapter,
York Rotary Club, Greater York Chamber of Commerce, York Jaycees and York county
Mental Health Association. He also served as Community Action Vice President
of the S. C. Jaycees, Chairman of the York County Boy Scout Council and as a
trustee and director of the York County Crescent Shrine Club. He is a member
of the American Legion and Forty and Eight.

He received a Distinguished Service
Award from the York Jaycees in 1976 and was named one of the Three Outstanding
Young Men in South Carolina by the S. C. Jaycees in 1977. He received the Paul
Harris Award from the York Rotary Club. He was named Shriner of the Year by
the York County Crescent Shrine Club. He received the Future Leader Award from
the S. C. Governor's Youth Council for his work and leadership on the Council.
He received the Project of the Year, Key Man and Jaycee of the Year award from
the York Jaycees and received an Outstanding Local President and Outstanding
State Vice-President Award from the S. C. Jaycees. He received a Jaycees International
Senator membership from that organization.

He received a "Nine Who Care Award"
from WSOC television recognizing volunteers in the Charlotte, North Carolina
region. He and his wife, Terri, were recognized as the Duke and Duchess of York
in 1998 who serve as honorary hosts for the Summerfest Festival in York, S.
C. in recognition of service to the community.